The Shared Services Center awarded a $15 million definitive contract to Starfish Space Inc. for the Starfish Space Orbital Debris Inspection and Capture mission (SSPICY) on August 16, 2024, under a total small business set-aside.
This is FY24 SBIR Phase III work, with an ultimate completion date of June 15, 2027. The contract is firm fixed price. Place of performance is Seattle, WA 98188.
The award removes a Data Requirements Description in accordance with Executive Order 14222.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $149,993.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Starfish Space, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for the "GEO SURVIVABILITY OF NOVEL IN-SPACE DOCKING HARDWARE & CAPTURE MECHANISM FOR HIGH-RADIATION ORBITAL ENVIRONMENTS" project. This SBIR Phase I contract is set aside for small businesses and has a completion date of February 2, 2024. Starfish Space, Inc. has...
The Shared Services Center awarded a $6.89 million definitive contract to Interlune Corporation on March 2, 2026, for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort titled "Prospect Moon: A Lunar Resource Technology Demonstration and Prospecting Mission." Place of performance is Seattle, WA. The contract carries firm fixed price terms with an ultimate completion date of September 1, 2027. The effort represents advancement from earlier SBIR phases, building on...
The Shared Services Center (civilian agency) awarded a $939,998 definitive contract to Space Exploration Engineering, LLC for FY26 SBIR Phase III space exploration engineering on April 30, 2026, with ultimate completion on July 29, 2027. No set-aside was applied. Place of performance is Friday Harbor, WA. Space Exploration Engineering, LLC is a small business specializing in space exploration research, mission preparation, and technical services for government agencies, with prior SBIR awards...
Starfish Space, Inc. was awarded a $149,993 firm fixed price purchase order from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to deliver autonomous and modular onboard relative navigation software for proximity operations and docking under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract has a total small business set aside designation. The software will support the Cetacean program's goal of proximity orbit operations and...
The U.S. federal government has awarded a $199,806 fixed-price contract to Starfish Space, Inc., a small business specializing in affordable satellite servicing technologies and autonomous space systems. The contract, identified as 80NSSC23CA199, is for the development of autonomous and modular onboard relative navigation software for on-orbit proximity operations and docking. This contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III, which allows agencies to...
<p>The Shared Services Center (NASA) awarded an $849,987 definitive contract to Advanced Space LLC for Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) development of an advanced transfer and relay stage on July 1, 2025, under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>Place of performance is Denver, CO. The contract carries a firm fixed price and an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2027.</p>
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded to Starfish Space, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Tukwila, Washington. The contract, valued at $149,995, is for the "Project Theseus: Orbital Infrastructure Outfitting Enabled by a Universal OSAM Connector for Cost-Effective In-Space Assembly" and is funded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency. The contract is focused on developing affordable satellite servicing technologies and...
<p>NASA Shared Services Center awarded a $1.25 million definitive contract to Spaceworks Enterprises Inc. for Phase III SBIR recovery system development and demonstration for return of in-space manufactured products on May 6, 2026, under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>Place of performance is Atlanta, GA. The contract is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of May 5, 2028.</p>
Starfish Space, Inc., a small business specializing in autonomous space systems and satellite servicing technologies, was awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract valued at $1.24 million by NASA's Shared Services Center on June 23, 2023. The contract, designated E014042, focuses on developing CETACEAN—autonomous and modular onboard relative navigation software designed to enable autonomous spacecraft proximity operations and docking in orbit. The work is set aside...